Display cabinet



Sept. 22, 1936.

' c. w. BECK DISPLAY CABINET Filed May 9, 1954 INVENTOR ATTORNEY I Patented Sept. 22, 1936 I UNITED stars ATENT OFFEQE 11 Claims.

This invention relates to sign cabinets for display purposes on counters and in windows of stores and relates more particularly to the manner of placing the display or advertising matter,

which in this invention is on a paper print held between the glass and the frame of the cabinet, and also relates to the manner of supporting and holding the print in the cabinet.

Hereto-fore advertising matter has been sten- 1O oiled, painted or otherwise placed on the glass;

in consequence, when the glass was broken, the sign was rep-laced at considerable expense and trouble; further the heat from the illumination cracked the paint and the light faded the colors.

In the construction of the cabinet illustrated herein, a photographic print is clamped between the glass and the cabinet front and the marginal edges of the photographic print are held between the outside of the cabinet walls and the frame for the purpose of stretching the print and to keep it smooth.

Further, this invention enables the user to remove the print and replace it with a new and entirely difierent subject, readily and without trouble.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the cabinet illustrating part of a display advertisement thereon.

Fig. 2 is a section of the cabinet on lines A-A of Fig. 1 showing the print, glass and frame in position for assembly.

Fig. '3 'is a section of the corner of the cabinet on lines BB illustrating a cross section of the assembled parts of the cabinet.

Fig. 4 is another section of the corner of the cabinet illustrating the frame cut away to show the glass and photographic print with the marginal edges of the photographic print projecting beyond the glass and the ledge on the cabinet for supporting the print, and, also the open corner of the front of the cabinet.

Fig. 5 is a modification of Fig. 4 illustrating the same View with the addition of a second glass underthe print as well as over it.

Referring to the drawing, 1 represents the rectangular body of the cabinet and which consists of parts 3 which slant towards the back and a straight part 4 over which the frame 5 telescopes. The cabinet is provided with louvres 2 for venti- 1ation and'a bracket I5. On the bracket [5 a lamp receptacle I6 is supported which in turn supports a lamp I1. I8 is a source of electric current for the lamp.

The frame 5 is rectangular and as illustrated in Fig. 2 is larger than part 4 of the cabinet, al-

which telescopes the forward end of the cabinet 7 thoughbefore assembling the front of the side walls of the cabinet project outwardly and may seem larger than the'frame until those walls are forced together and into the frame. The straight parts 8 of the frame are rigid, while the parts 4 of the cabinet are yielding by reason of the open corners l4, Figs. 4 and 5. These open corners of the cabinet permit the sides and ends of the cabinet, parts 4 to be pressed inwardly to force the frame 5 to telescope the front of the cabinet and to exert an outward tension against the marginal edges l l of the print and hold them in place between the cabinet walls 4 and the inside of walls 8 of frame 5.

As illustrated by the drawing, the frame 5 is made with four vertical walls 8, four horizontal parts 1, four oblique parts 6 and that the parts 5 and l of the frame are not joined at any of the four corners 5a. This is done to provide spring tension to part B of the frame when forced. against the glass 9 and secured in position by screws E9, of which there are two, the opposite not being shown. 9 represents the glass over the print and also the second glass under the print, illustrated in Fig. 5.

The body of the cabinet is provided with a back wall and four sides over which the ends are folded asillustrated at l2 and spotwelded at iii. The securing of the ends of the cabinets to the sides by spotwelding is towards the rear, so that the front corners of the cabinet, as illustrated at M, Fig. 4 and 5, may remain open and be sprung into place under tension when the cabinet, print, glass and frame-is assembled.

Referring to Figs. 3, 4, and 5 of the drawing, a section of the frameis indicated by numeral 5, the vertical cabinet walls 4 with ledges 20 are shown with glass 9, photographic print it with marginal edges H and indicator lines Ha of the print in'assembled'position. For assembly of the print Ill withthe cabinet under glass 9, it is folded at right angles along indicator lines Ha and then placed on ledges 20 so that the marginal edges. ll pass outside of the cabinet walls 4; the glass 9 is then placed on the print with the outside edges of the glass in register and paralleling lines i la of the print. It will be noted that the corners of the print have been cut away to permit the marginal edges to fold at right angles so that whenthe frame is placed over the cabinet, the telescoping parts of the frame 5 will hold the marginal edges H of the print clamped between the inside walls of the frame and the outside of the side walls 4 of the cabinet, as illustrated in Fig. 3. The frame 5 is secured to the cabinet by screws I9 with parts 6 of the frame under tension and against the upper side of glass 9. This tension of the frame against the glass is brought about by reason of corners 5 being separated so that each side of the frame, part 6, exerts a pressure on the glass when secured into position on the cabinet, the separation shown at 5 rendering the part 6 of the frame springy. The side walls 4 of the cabinet are resilient by reason of the separation at the corners as indicated at M, so that when the frame is placed over the cabinet walls with the print and glass in position, the marginal edges ll of the print are firmly held between the side walls 4 of the cabinet and the vertical walls 8 of the frame and the frame and cabinet are secured in that position by screws 19. a

For assembling, the cabinet is placed on its back, the photographic print is next placed on ledge 20 with the glass 9 over it substantally flush with part 4 and lines Ila on the'print; a cloth is then used to rub along the edges of the glass and print to fold the marginal edges ll of the print downward along lines I la; the frame is then telescoped over one corner of the glass, print and part 4 of the cabinet and the other corners in turn pressed in and the frame telescoped over the cabinet all around; this closes slots 14 and leaves the print stretched and smooth, after which the two screws at opposite ends are inserted through holes in the frame which register with holes in part 4 of the cabinet.

The process of making the photographic print and the coloring of it, is a distinct and separate invention and will be claimed by applicant in another application.

What I claim herein, is:

1. A display cabinet having resilient side walls separated from each other at the front thereof, means on said side walls for supporting display material, a print and a glass over said print supported by said means and a frame for telescoping the side walls to hold the side walls together and to hold the display material in position.

2. A display cabinet having side walls separated at the front thereof by slits, said side walls being provided with ledges, a frame for holding the side walls together to close the slits, display material supported between the ledges of the side walls and the frame and members on said frame for resiliently clamping the display material.

3. A display cabinet having free and resilient side walls with a part for supporting display material, a print and a glass on said print, a frame for telescoping the side walls of said cabinet and clamping the print between the side walls of the cabinet and the frame and means for holding the frame in position.

4. A display cabinet having a body member with a rigid back and resilient side walls, the side walls being separated from each other at the front of the cabinet and being formed with a ledge, for the support of display material, a frame to telescope and close the resilient side walls and to hold the display material in position and means for securing the frame in closed position.

5. A display cabinet body with a rigid back and a print, glass on both sides of said print supported on said ledge, a frame telescoping the resilient side walls of the cabinet body to hold the display material in position and means for fastening the frame on the cabinet body.

6. In a display cabinet having the rear part of the walls and part of the side walls of the body member rigid and the front part of the side walls resilient and with slits between them and formed to support display material, a print, a frame, and a glass in said frame, said frame having fixed members to telescope the resilient side walls of the front part of the body of the cabinet, and horizontal members on said frame for holding the glass and print between the frame and the body of the cabinet and means for securing the frame in fixed relation on the body of the cabinet.

' 7. A frame for closing an illuminated body member, a glass supported between the frame and the body member, said frame comprising a telescoping member to embrace said body member and members at right angles and integral with the telescoping member on said frame to hold the glass under tension, the latter mentioned members of said frame being slitted at fixed intervals to permit said members to exert spring tension on said glass, and means for securing the frame to the body member.

8. A display cabinet with separated side walls for the support of display material thereon, a frame for telescoping the side walls and forcing them into contact with each other at the point of separation, a print provided with marginal edges with the marginal edges arranged at right angles to the face of the cabinet and clamped between the side walls of the cabinet and the telescoping members of the frame and means for securing the frame in assembled position.

9. A display cabinet comprising a body member with side walls separated from each other at the corners and a frame adapted to telescope the side walls of the body member and bring them together under tension to clamp display material between the outside of the side walls of the body member and the telescoping members of'the frame.

10. A display cabinet comprising a body memher and a frame, said body member having side walls separated from each other by slits, the frame being provided with members for telescoping the side walls of the body member and bringing them together under tension, and a print for display provided with overlapping ends in en gagement with the outside of the sidewalls of the body member and the telescoping members, of the frame to secure it in position,

,ll. An illuminated shell having Walls of opaque material closed in every direction except for ventilation and having an open front, a glass for closing the front of said shell, a frame for holding the glass in position on said shell, said frame comprising a telescoping part to embrace said shell and members at right angles and integral with the telescoping part on said frame to hold the glass under tension against said shell, the latter mentioned members on said frame being slitted at intervals to permit said members to exert spring tension on said glass and means for securing the frame to the shell to hold the glass in position.

CHARLES W. BECK. 

